39/7. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1402 — The Book of As-Salâm (Greetings)
It is allowed for women to go out for answering the call of nature.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1402
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1402
حديث عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: خَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بَعْدَمَا ضُرِبَ الْحِجَابُ، لِحَاجَتِهَا؛ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً جَسِيمَةً لَا تَخْفَى عَلَى مَنْ يَعْرِفُهَا؛ فَرَآهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ: يَا سَوْدَةُ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا تَخْفَيْنَ عَلَيْنَا، فَانْظُرِي كَيْفَ تَخْرُجِينَ قَالَتْ: فَانْكَفَأَتْ رَاجِعَةً ⦗٥٤⦘ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فِي بَيْتِي، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَعَشَّى، وَفِي يَدِهِ عَرْقٌ فَدَخَلَتْ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِي، فَقَالَ لِي عُمَرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتْ: فَأَوْحى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّ الْعَرْقَ فِي يَدِهِ، مَا وَضَعَهُ فَقَالَ: إِنَّه قَدْ أُذِنَ لَكُنَّ أَنْ تَخْرُجْنَ لِحَاجَتِكُنَّ أخرجه البخاري في ٦٥ كتاب التفسير: ١٣ سورة الأحزاب: ٨ باب قوله (لا تدخلوا بيوت النبي).
A'isha Narrated from:
Sauda رضي الله عنها (the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) went out to answer the call of nature after it was made obligatory (for all the Muslim ladies) to observe the veil. She was a fat huge lady, and everybody who knew her before could recognize her. So 'Umar bin Al-Khattâb saw her and said, "O Sauda! By Allâh, you cannot hide yourself from us, so think of a way by which you should not be recognized on going out."Sauda returned while Allâh's Messenger ﷺ was in my house taking his supper and a bone covered with meat was in his hand. She entered and said, "O Allâh's Messenger! I went out to answer the call of nature and 'Umar said to me so-and-so." Then Allâh inspired him (the Prophet ﷺ) and when the state of inspiration was over, and the bone was still in his hand, as he had not put it down, he said (to Sauda), "You (women) have been allowed to go out for your needs." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 318, Vol. 6)
